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Evening Standard Crossword October 2 2019 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 2 2019 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 127 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SpheresGLOBES6Across1 Though innocent, said to be hunted?CHASTE6Across1 DoomedFATED5Across3 Animal making a six-footer run awayANTELOPE8Across7 CherishTREASURE8Across7 Secure from riskSAFE4Across8 She left a mugLASS4Across8 AttackerRAIDER6Across9 Can earthy word-play cause such laughter?HEARTY6Across10 ShorebirdAVOCET6Across10 AudaciousDARING6Across10 Metallic elementCOPPER6Across11 Such discipline necessitates some restrictionsSTRICT6Across11 BorderedEDGED5Across11 CeaseSTOP4Across12 Boy's nameROD3Across14 It has a bridge and a mouthWEY3Across14 SapientWISE4Across15 Of the noseNASAL5Across16 A bit of silliness in styleLINES5Across16 FloodTORRENT7Across17 Biblical gardenEDEN4Across17 Go wandering with an old SlavWEND4Across17 Wooden pegDOWEL5Across19 He goes only half a mile in a taxiCALEB5Across19 SheepEWE3Across20 Sounds like stone breakingTONES5Across21 SubjectTOPIC5Across21 RestrictLIMIT5Across21 Wonderfully watchful sugar refinerARGUS5Across22 Cloth made of flaxLINEN5Across22 ManufacturedMADE4Across23 Insect or woolly headed snakeWASP4Across23 VendSELL4Across23 CertainSURE4Across25 UprightERECT5Across26 The pursuit of a cure for achesCHASE5Across26 NumberSEVEN5Across26 Person's residencePAD3Across28 An American tinCAN3Across28 InsectANT3Across28 FoolishnessIDIOCY6Across29 Wanted it to go with a piece of cheddarITCHED6Across29 RaisedHOISTED7Across30 Harry the person at the wheelPOTTER6Across30 SaltySALINE6Across30 Besides, she's only diminutiveELSE4Across31 Horse's gaitTROT4Across31 Enough, sufficientADEQUATE8Across32 Where to get refreshed or possibly hale on water!ALEHOUSE8Across32 StaunchSTEM4Across33 LarderPANTRY6Across33 Backer in a boater?PUNTER6Across33 Sea eagleERNE4Across35 SpeedTEMPO5Across36 InvolveENTAIL6Across38 EncourageINCITE6Across39 AvoidELUDE5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
The money we raised for a nutCASHEW6Down1 Thick oilGREASE6Down1 BelieveTRUST5Down1 Did without the extra sad endingSPARED6Down2 Signal fireBEACON6Down2 LesserMINOR5Down2 Let it standSTET4Down3 A piece of cakeEASY4Down3 ChargeFEE3Down3 Rifle attachmentBAYONET7Down4 Larvae with ten legsGENTLES7Down4 PassionateARDENT6Down4 Contagious viral diseaseMUMPS5Down5 ParadiseEDEN4Down5 He sculpted a redheaded godRODIN5Down5 FatherDAD3Down6 Oyster gemPEARL5Down6 Trial games?TESTS5Down6 ElfPIXIE5Down7 PainfulSORE4Down8 Green fabric?LAWN4Down8 TallyAGREE5Down8 As a home, a bit of a travesty?STY3Down9 Gave food toFED3Down9 Had Adam a spare one?RIB3Down12 ChumPAL3Down12 Hundreds of them are in circulationCENTS5Down13 Artist's standEASEL5Down13 TeaseTORMENT7Down13 ConceitPRIDE5Down14 Having two heads, a month was named after himJANUS5Down15 Celestial bodyCOMET5Down15 MollifySWEETEN7Down16 Rowing, perhaps, can lose a bit of weightEIGHT5Down18 UnfashionableDATED5Down18 ContactTOUCH5Down18 Man'sHIS3Down19 Recognisable part of the worksCOG3Down19 RacketDIN3Down19 The French boyLES3Down20 Be victoriousWIN3Down20 The highest position in forestryTREETOP7Down21 Syrup-like medicineLINCTUS7Down21 There's a tray for itASH3Down22 OathCURSE5Down22 Star signLEO3Down22 LoungeSALOON6Down23 Doctor apt to be told elementary factsWATSON6Down23 EpochERA3Down24 ReviseEDIT4Down24 Bet there's a theatre in Accident and Emergency!ANTE4Down24 Carrier apt to be drunk?PORTER6Down25 Room for manoeuvreLEEWAY6Down25 Indian instrumentSITAR5Down26 It has its leafy wrapperCIGAR5Down26 Longs for some paracetamol?ACHES5Down27 SluggishTORPID6Down27 AdderVIPER5Down27 Pass as a senior officerCOL3Down28 EnquiredASKED5Down28 StandardPAR3Down28 CogsTEETH5Down29 PaceSTEP4Down30 Look up repeatedlyPEEP4Down30 CharacteristicTRAIT5Down31 DissuadeDETER5Down32 ShoutYELL4Down34 FastenTIE3Down36 IndividualONE3Down37

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.